06 April 2020

"Americans are underestimating how long coronavirus disruptions will last" statnews

"President Trump, after signaling that he may try to restore some sense of normalcy in the country by Easter, has acknowledged that difficult times are ahead and that restrictions should remain in place until the end of April.But experts say that, even if some restrictions are relaxed, it’s unlikely life as normal will resume in early May.

A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Thomas Frieden, said this week that it’s understandable that people want to know when businesses can reopen and some facets of life can resume. But he said the focus of public discourse now needs to be on the public health response, not the question of when restrictions can be lifted.

“Decisions to reopen society should not be about a date, but about the data,” Frieden, now president and CEO of the global public health initiative Resolve to Save Lives, said during a briefing Wednesday for journalists. “How well and how quickly we do these things will determine how soon and how safely we can reopen.”" statnews

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Sooo, pilgrims. you should expect that EXPERTS will continue to insist that only they should have the authority to re-start close-up interaction between people in the US.

Power is a wonderful intoxicant. The mere possession of power over others is a temptation to many. The "experts" all have jobs and a paycheck. Jim Acosta has a job and he loves Fauci, king of the experts who also has a job.

Perhaps if the Deplorables are starved long enough they will give up their orange god. At last! At last! pl

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I got it in 2018.took 2 courses of antibiotics and I was breathless.bad cough no fever,first time I have ever had that.had a MRI and they found an opacity on my lower right lung.said it was the site of the infection.I am convinced that this covid virus has been around before just getting stronger.that year I met many people who took months to shake it off.

Yes the admiral was in command of the whole thing and could have relieved the CO. Which would have caused different publicity.

Mark,

Did you not notice the "We are not at war" is conveniently the opposite of what Trump is saying about this pandemic and its response? The CO decided, like Vindman and he who John Roberts would not allow to be named in the Impeachment trial, what is the best policy for the government. He has wonderful cover for this with zero testing availabilty onboard and the knowledge that nobody in the press is going to look at the risk profile of the crew and conclude comorbidities are going to be essentially zero and the most at risk, by age, are going to be the admiral, the CO, and the other senior officers and NCOs.

The air group aboard the TR, CVW-11 in this case, is typically commanded by an O-6 Captain, NOT an Admiral. The Strike Group Commander would be the Admiral and in many or most cases his flagship would be on a different ship within the group. Perhaps on the USS Bunker Hill CG-52? Which btw also made the port call to Da Nang.

And speaking of Da Nang, the port call was not up to Captain Crozier. It was pushed by the state dept in order to 'commemorate 25 years of diplomatic relations':

That analogy fits well. In the air the COC can be fuzzy. If the lowly Lt. pilot-in-command of the bird says "We're bailing out!" Sir Air Admiral best put on a chute. From Big Boss to passenger in a flash...differences in opinion on the matter will be sorted out on the ground.

"I don't care what you think about Armstrong but if you live outside of the United States you might want to give him a second look and try to start buying some US Dollars when you can find them."

1. I live in the USA and many money men I consult, including family members who manage billions in assets of "global wealthy families" are attempting to diversify from US dollars.
This calculator of Value of Dollar over time provides a helpful estimate of the size wheelbarrow needed to move all those dollars -- "Just like Weimar"https://www.usinflationcalculator.com

Many asset managers are counseling that currency will disappear, to be replaced by electronic means of exchange or cryptocurrency systems.
Or you can base decisions about your financial future on numerology, like Armstrong does, when he's not running a Ponzi scheme from his jail cell.

Me? I consult the fortune teller on Connecticut Ave. Beautiful dogwood tree just across the street assures me the gods smile on the surrounding dirt.

"[He] uses his own computer model based on pi. He spent 11 years in jail for cheating investors out of $700 million and hiding $15 million in assets from regulators. . . .

"The case against Armstrong was finally closed in 2017, with the distribution of about $80 million to claim holders by the receiver, according to court filings. Armstrong appealed the refusal of the receiver to transport his remaining possessions from storage lockers in New York and Pennsylvania to him in Florida, but the appeal failed in 2019."

I think the Admiral..or whatever he was, not relieving the captain of command or shifting his flag to another vessel and staying out there is a strong indication he too did not see a compelling reason for the fleet to remain at sea at that time. The Navy's reversal of their decision to deny his request indicates at least some up the chain didn't either.

I'm giving Croz the benefit of the doubt for now. The investigation will probably enlighten us on motive.

What I find interesting is that the IC knew of China's pandemic issues last November. Which most likely indicates that the US rural population will be dealing with this issue for the next 6 months. The virus does not care about business, the virus does enjoy proximity.

I don't know what the admirals did or did not do. Releasing the letter in the manner he did indicate to me that he wanted it public with all the ramificaitons implied. He commaned the USS Blue Ridge immediately prior to taking command of the Roosevelt. It's not like he didn't know how to get in touch with the commander of the 7th Fleet without doing what he did.